Tuesday, August 29, 2006
dipped into the vat of consumerism
I went to the Mall of America today
I bought an ironing board.
I bought an ironing board.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Peace, meet Resentment...he was just leaving
This summer I have tried to embrace change, the embrace turned into more of a type of angry squeeze which turned into a vicious and repeated thwaking.
Apparently I only intended to embrace change on my terms, and my terms did not include working retail for this long and did include bunches and bunches of new fun friends to play with...neither of which has seemingly happened.
However, my expectations of this particular change in my life were wrong, and this made me bitter...and that's not anyone's fault but my own.
True, my current job is not what I had in mind for my life....but my life's not over yet.
Yes, I don't have the kind of friends that I had in college or at camp, but I am developing groovy other relationships with Jeremy's family and my co-workers that I wouldn't have had the chance to do unless things worked out the way they did this summer.
Unfortunately it's also true that I'm going to go say goodbye to one of my few old friends that are actually in this area tonight, but God has fabulous plans for his life and it would be really dumb for him not to take this opportunity.
Peace is a choice...and a blessing, thanks to anybody that's said a prayer for me to realize that this summer.
Apparently I only intended to embrace change on my terms, and my terms did not include working retail for this long and did include bunches and bunches of new fun friends to play with...neither of which has seemingly happened.
However, my expectations of this particular change in my life were wrong, and this made me bitter...and that's not anyone's fault but my own.
True, my current job is not what I had in mind for my life....but my life's not over yet.
Yes, I don't have the kind of friends that I had in college or at camp, but I am developing groovy other relationships with Jeremy's family and my co-workers that I wouldn't have had the chance to do unless things worked out the way they did this summer.
Unfortunately it's also true that I'm going to go say goodbye to one of my few old friends that are actually in this area tonight, but God has fabulous plans for his life and it would be really dumb for him not to take this opportunity.
Peace is a choice...and a blessing, thanks to anybody that's said a prayer for me to realize that this summer.
Monday, August 14, 2006
my summer vacation
consisted of 2 surprises that were pulled off very well, if I do say so myself. Laurel and Ethan showed up to surprise everybody on Thursday afternoon, and it was beautimous. Jon's play, Please Give Generously was phenominal and both him and Beth did an amazing job. We (we being Sara, Beth, Paul, Kara, Jon, Laurel, Ethan, and myself) had such fun camping afterwards too, even if one tent did look like this in the morning:
Apparently poles sized for a 2-person tent arn't as effective when used in a 6-person tent, but Kara still fit, it helps because she's travel size.
Another fun discovery:
DIGESTIVE CRAP BISQUITS!
Yes my american friends, that cookie does say "digestive" in bold letters on the front of it...apparently this is normal for our Canadian bretheran, but myself and Ethan and Laurel found it more than slightly amusing.
Friday we had to say goodbye as Beth, Paul, Kara, and I left for Hamilton.
However we did have grand adventures with Ann Renee and a broken futon that evening.
whoops, sorry Terpstra's.
they're still happy people though...I have proof:
This would be myself, Beth, Paul, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (the small furry things crawling on our hands) and the broken futon in the back.
Saturday morning we inconspicuously watched Leah and Aaron's house...well Paul did anyway:
and when their car was gone we headed over and set up a breakfast for Leah and her future offspring. She was happy and surprised:
she would be the pregnant one on the right.
All in all it was a superbly fun, full of fullfilling fellowship, completely worth-the-money, 4 days:
...and I got back in the states despite the fact that I almost brought a peppermint liquid on the plane. *gasp* Yes friends, I almost blew up the plane with tea. They just made me chug it in front of them and then they let me on ....but have you ever tried chugging hot tea?? Let's just say I looked forward to the part of the plane ride where they give you a beverage that's mostly ice.
and now....I TAKE A SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE TEST TOMORROW!!! EEEP!
pray for me.
Apparently poles sized for a 2-person tent arn't as effective when used in a 6-person tent, but Kara still fit, it helps because she's travel size.
Another fun discovery:
DIGESTIVE CRAP BISQUITS!
Yes my american friends, that cookie does say "digestive" in bold letters on the front of it...apparently this is normal for our Canadian bretheran, but myself and Ethan and Laurel found it more than slightly amusing.
Friday we had to say goodbye as Beth, Paul, Kara, and I left for Hamilton.
However we did have grand adventures with Ann Renee and a broken futon that evening.whoops, sorry Terpstra's.
they're still happy people though...I have proof:
This would be myself, Beth, Paul, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (the small furry things crawling on our hands) and the broken futon in the back.
Saturday morning we inconspicuously watched Leah and Aaron's house...well Paul did anyway:
and when their car was gone we headed over and set up a breakfast for Leah and her future offspring. She was happy and surprised:
she would be the pregnant one on the right.
All in all it was a superbly fun, full of fullfilling fellowship, completely worth-the-money, 4 days:
...and I got back in the states despite the fact that I almost brought a peppermint liquid on the plane. *gasp* Yes friends, I almost blew up the plane with tea. They just made me chug it in front of them and then they let me on ....but have you ever tried chugging hot tea?? Let's just say I looked forward to the part of the plane ride where they give you a beverage that's mostly ice.
and now....I TAKE A SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE TEST TOMORROW!!! EEEP!
pray for me.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
mmmm...Canada
*drool*
Sunday, August 06, 2006
sand in my toes
so some high school buddies and myself have played more beach volleyball in the past 2 days than I have perhaps played in the cumulative year.
I think I have bruises on my forearms....and I'm proud.
I think I have bruises on my forearms....and I'm proud.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
mmm...friends
I came home from work yesterday and Aaron and Leah (and future small friend) were at my house!!!!! HOW FUN IS THAT?!
Terribly fun I presume.
Then Brenda came down from her camp in Duluth and those 3, myself and Jeremy hung out for a bit. It was a grand evening of food, Europe pictures, and creepy movies.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Terribly fun I presume.
Then Brenda came down from her camp in Duluth and those 3, myself and Jeremy hung out for a bit. It was a grand evening of food, Europe pictures, and creepy movies.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
